Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) operatives intercept 1.81 tonnes of Cannabis Sativa, described as “Canadian Loud,” along with expired pharmaceutical products valued at ₦12.7 billion during operations at Apapa Port in Lagos. The seizures are reported to take place as part of intelligence-led activities conducted by the NCS Apapa Area Command. According to statements attributed to the command’s spokesman, the operation stops the illegal consignments from entering Nigeria’s market. The reports describe the pharmaceutical items as expired products and indicate they are part of the same or related interdictions carried out by customs officers in Lagos. The outlets consistently frame the cannabis shipment as a major consignment measured in tonnes, and they cite the combined value of the expired drugs at ₦12.7 billion. The information is presented as official disclosures from NCS personnel, with dates varying slightly across accounts but pointing to a Monday seizure announcement released on Tuesday. No specific details on arrests, investigation outcomes, or the origin of the goods are provided in the sources.
Nigerian Customs intercepts ₦12.7bn cannabis and expired drugs at Apapa Port
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) operatives intercept 1.81 tonnes of Cannabis Sativa, described as “Canadian Loud,” along with expired pharmaceutical products valued at ₦12.7 billion during operations at...
- NCS Apapa Area Command carries out interceptions at Apapa Port, Lagos.
- Customs seizes about 1.81 tonnes of Cannabis Sativa (“Canadian Loud”).
- Customs also intercepts expired pharmaceutical products.
- The expired drugs are valued at about ₦12.7 billion.
- The operation is described as intelligence-led and prevents the goods from entering Nigeria’s market.
The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Apapa Area Command, has intercepted expired pharmaceutical products worth over ₦12.7 billion and a large consignment of Cannabis Sativa (Indian hemp) weighing about 1.8 tonnes, in separate intelligence-led operations carried out in Lagos. The Command said the illegal goods were stopped from entering the Nigerian market through coordinated efforts with […] Customs intercepts N12.7bn expired drugs, 1.8 tonnes of cannabis in Lagos
2 months agoNigeria Customs Service intercepts 1.81 tonnes of Cannabis Sativa and expired pharmaceuticals at Apapa Port, valued at N12.7 billion, highlighting health risks.
2 months agoOperatives of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, have intercepted 1.81 tonnes of Cannabis Sativa, popularly known as Canadian Loud, along with expired pharmaceutical products valued at N12.7 billion during a joint operation at Apapa Port in Lagos. The seizure was disclosed in a statement issued on Tuesday by the spokesperson for the Apapa Command, Isah […] Customs intercepts N12.7bn cannabis, expired drugs in Lagos
2 months agoThe major seizure occurred at Apapa Port in Lagos on Monday, according to an official statement released by the command’s spokesman, Isah Sulaiman, on Tuesday, June 16, 2026. The post Apapa Customs intercepts ₦12.7bn Cannabis Sativa, expired drugs appeared first on Vanguard News.
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